No First for De Waard After Lost World Championship Final: ‘We Wanted Xan to Say Goodbye with Gold’

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For Xan de Waard (30) it was not a stylish farewell, nor a unique achievement with a fourth world title. The Dutch international retired after a lost World Cup final against Argentina. The arch-rival won after shoot-outs and deprived the Netherlands of their first major trophy in ten years.

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After winning three World Cup finals, Xan de Waard went without gold for the first time on Saturday in front of her home crowd. Ironically, things went wrong in her final international match. The Netherlands lost to Argentina on shoot-outs at the Wagener Stadium.